On Tuesday, Dec. 6, the solemn laying of the capsule of the future monument to Ivan Bohun took place in the territory of Kyiv military lyceum named after the name of Ukraine's famous Cossack colonel.

The event was attended by Major-General Mykola Sadovskyi, the director of the Department of Military Education, Science, Social and Humanitarian Policy of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.

The ceremony was opened by lyceum's Deputy Head, Colonel Serhii Motyha.

In his speech, Motyha noted the importance of the monument to Ivan Bohun - Ukraine's prominent military figure. He also remembered those lyceum graduates who died in the east of the country, defending its independence and sovereignty.

The participants laid flowers to the heroes' memorial plaques and observed a moment of silence in their honor.

Lyceum's Head, Major General Ihor Hordiichuk in his speech stressed the fact of laying the capsule on Ukraine's Armed Forces Day and thanked Sviatoslav Vakarchuk, a famous Ukrainian singer, for donating funds to build the monument.

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